Montclair Film Festival Inc.
Location: Montclair
Website: https://montclairfilm.org/
Grant Round: 2025 Round 1
Award: Action / $10,000
Purpose: To support an after-school documentary filmmaking class for teens in Paterson, NJ.
Montclair Film, in partnership with OASIS, requests funding to support a 10-week documentary filmmaking class for 15 young women in grades 8-12 in Paterson. This after-school program will provide students with valuable career training, storytelling skills, and the opportunity to tell their own stories about Paterson. The program will culminate in a screening of the participants’ films.
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